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Europe's alternative finance market surges
February 23, 2015--The European market for online alternative finance grew by 144 per cent last year to almost £3bn and could hit £7bn this year as companies look to tap new sources of capital, according to a new report.
The analysis, published on Monday by the University of Cambridge Judge Business School and professional services firm EY, reveals how what was once a niche market has become a small sector that is still experiencing rapid growth.
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Source: FT.com
New db x-trackers equity index ETF launched on Xetra
ETF offers access to corporate stocks from the GCC region
February 23, 2015--A new db x-trackers issued by Concept Fund Solutions plc from the ETF section of Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management has been tradable in Deutsche Börse's XTF segment on Xetra since Monday.
ETF name: db x-trackers MSCI GCC Select Index UCITS ETF
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: IE00BQXKVQ19
Total expense ratio: 0.65 percent
Distribution policy: accumulating
Benchmark: MSCI GCC Countries ex Select Securities Index
The db x-trackers MSCI GCC Select Index UCITS ETF gives investors access to the performance of stock corporations from countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
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Source: Xetra
Borsa Italiana-ETFstat January 2015
February 20, 2015--New Listing
ETFplus market welcomed a new issuer: WisdomTree launched on the market 6 ETFs
In January 11 new instruments were listed on ETFplus market
At the end of January there were listed 920 instruments (664 ETFs and 256 ETCs/ETNs)
AUM
At the end of January, the Asset Under Management (AUM) deposited in Italy set a new historical record reaching 40.81 bn of Euros (37.63 bn of Euros for ETFs and 3.18 for ETCs/ETNs) with a grow of 52.52% compared to January 2015
Inflows
During January 2015, in Italy ETFs amassed +€1.98bn of inflows
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Source: Borsa Italiana
Natixis set to buy French group DNCA
February 19, 2015--Natixis is in exclusive talks regarding a bid to add French asset manager DNCA Finance to its suite of global investment management affiliates.
The acquisition of DNCA would bring €14.6bn (€10.8bn) of assets under management (AUM) from a range of investment strategies, including long-only and absolute return equities, fixed income through convertibles and eurozone bonds and multi-asset.
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Source: International Adviser
Banks Seek Easing of 'Draconian' EU Equity Research Plan
February 19, 2015--Investment banks want the European Union to scale back potentially "draconian" draft rules that would rein in asset managers using clients' money to pay for equities research.
The European Commission, the EU's executive arm, is weighing how far to go in forcing asset managers to separate payments for research from those they make to banks and other brokers to execute trades. These costs are commonly lumped together, a practice known as bundling.
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Source: Bloomberg
Deutsche Börse to make unscheduled adjustment in MDAX: Bertrandt AG to replace Gagfah S.A. (tendered)
February 19, 2015--Due to its anticipated merger with Deutsche Annington SE, the tendered share class of Gagfah S.A. (ISIN LU1152862774), which is currently listed in MDAX, will be delisted from stock trading as of 24 February 2015 upon request of the company.
In line with the index guidebook, Gagfah will leave the index and will be replaced by Bertrandt AG. The shares of TLG Immobilien AG will now be included in SDAX and will replace the shares of Bertrandt in that index.
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Source: Deutsche Börse
Four new SPDR Smart Beta ETFs launched on Xetra
ETFs use value-weighted based strategy with a focus on Europe and the USA
February 19, 2015--Four new equity index funds from the ETF offering issued by SPDR (State Street Global Advisors) have been tradable in Deutsche Börse's XTF segment on Xetra since Thursday.
ETF name: SPDR MSCI Europe Value Weighted UCITS ETF
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: IE00BSPLC306
Total expense ratio: 0.25 percent
Distribution policy: accumulating
Benchmark: MSCI Europe Value Weighted Index
ETF name: SPDR MSCI Europe Small Cap Value Weighted UCITS ETF
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: IE00BSPLC298
Total expense ratio: 0.30 percent
Distribution policy: accumulating
Benchmark: MSCI Europe Small Cap Value Weighted Index
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Source: Xetra
SSGA launches four value-weighted smart beta ETFs
February 19, 2015--State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), the asset manager behind the SPDR brand of exchange-traded funds, has announced the launch of four smart beta ETFs linked to the MSCI Value Weighted Index family.
The four funds, all of which have been listed on the Deutsche Börse, aim to capture the value premium across European and US broad-market and small-cap equity market segments.
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Source: etfstratefgy.co.uk
Statistics: Forecasts for the UK economy: February 2015
February 18, 2015--The Statistics: Forecasts for the UK economy: February 2015 are now available.
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Source: HM Treasury
ESMA publishes Addendum Consultation Paper to implementing rules for MiFID II/MiFIR
February 18, 2015--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today a consultation paper (CP) which complements the transparency section of the CP on MiFID II/MiFIR published on 19 December 2014.
This CP covers the following non-equity asset classes: (1) foreign exchange derivatives; (2) credit derivatives; (3) other derivatives; and (4) contracts for difference (CFDs).
For each asset class two sections are provided
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Addendum Consultation Paper MiFID II/MiFIR
Source: ESMA
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